AFCON 2019: First Goal For Super Eagles Excites Chukwueze

Abuja, July 11, 2019 (NAN) Man-of-the-match in Nigeria’s
quarterfinals encounter with South Africa Samuel Chukwueze has expressed
his excitement for scoring his first goal for Nigeria at the Africa Cup
of Nations (AFCON).

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles booked
their place in the semi-finals of the AFCON tournament in Egypt with an
88th minute goal by William Troost-Ekong.

The goal ensured a 2-1 victory for Nigeria over South Africa’s Bafana
Bafana in their quarter-final match at the Cairo International Stadium
on Wednesday.

Chukwueze had put the Eagles in front in the 27th minute when an Alex Iwobi square play into the dangerous area found Chukwueze.

The Villarreal player’s first shot was luckily deflected onto his
path for a simple rebound to give the Eagles the deserved lead.

“I am so happy to have won the man-of-the-match. It wasn’t an easy
game for us but we won at the end of the day,” Chukwueze told reporters
at a post-match interview.

“I really appreciate this award because it is a dream come true for
me at this stage as this is my first major tournament with the Super
Eagles.

“It is also my first goal for my country and to do it against South
Africa makes it even more interesting as it is not easy to score against
them.

“At this big stage in every competition you need to keep your head
down and work very hard to score this kind of goal and when it came I
was so elated.

“I couldn’t imagine myself scoring that kind of goal in a major competition. It was an amazing feeling.”

He acknowledged that the advice he got from some of the old and
experienced players in the team gave him the impetus to put up a good
performance.

“Ahmed Musa and Mikel Obi told me before the game to give my best on the pitch and do what I know how to do best.

“They also encouraged me to stay focused and not be distracted or
afraid of anything or anyone on the pitch of play and I promised them to
do my best.” (NAN)

Suleiman idris is a graduate of Fed Univ of Tech Minna (BTECH Mathematics/Comp Science), Specialist in ICT Support Services. also proficient in use of online journalism tools & Social media management. I currently serve as I.T Officer with Africa's Largest TV Network NTA